1963, Sept 18: Groundbreaking ceremony for new campus on site of Prospect Hill Farm

1964-1967: Dr. Alfred O’Connell serves as second president of College

1964, Sept 14: HJC’s fall semester begins with first classes on new campus

1964, Oct 25: Official dedication ceremony for new campus: Aberdeen, Bel Air, and Maryland (originally the library) Halls were newly constructed, with two barns for a theater and a gymnasium, and several houses and other buildings for faculty and administration

1965: Harford County Board of Education (as HJC Board of Trustees) authorizes funding for more buildings

1968: Havre de Grace Hall, Joppa Hall (originally shared with Harford County Board of Education as Joint Vocational Technical School) and Chesapeake Center (administration and theater), and Susquehanna Center (pool and gym) all built by this time

1971, July 1: Name changes from Harford Junior College to Harford Community College (HCC)

1972-1976: Dr. Kenneth Oosting is forth president of HCC

1974: Old barn razed for construction of new Library (became student center 2001)

1974: HCC more independent from County Board of Education: 7 of 9 trustees picked by MD governor, and 2 of 9 picked by Board of Ed